Don't Give Up on Dividend Stocks

Eaton Vance's Judy Saryan says the stock selloff presents a buying opportunity. Here are a few of her favorites.

In recent years, dividend-paying stocks have been all the rage. The combination of income and safety led skittish investors of all ages to pour into names that widows and old folks would be comfortable with.

But with dividend payments now in the crosshairs of possible increases in dividend-tax rates in the coming months, the stocks have taken it...